Shloka 29

Devanagari script

प्रस्थाप्य सेनां कन्याश्न गणिकाश्न स्वलड्कृता: । मत्स्यराजो महाप्राज्ञ: प्रहष्ट इदमब्रवीत्‌

Transliteration

prasthāpya senāṃ kanyāś ca gaṇikāś ca svalāṅkṛtāḥ | matsyarājo mahāprājñaḥ prahṛṣṭa idam abravīt ||

Translation

Setelah mengutus bala tentera, dan juga para gadis serta wanita penghibur—yang berhias seindah-indahnya—Raja Matsya, yang amat bijaksana, dengan hati gembira, berkata demikian.

Word by Word

• प्रस्थाप्य: having dispatched / having set forth
• प्रस्थाप्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-स्था (धातु √स्था)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• सेनाम्: the army
• सेनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कन्याः: maidens / girls
• कन्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• गणिकाः: courtesans
• गणिकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणिका
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सुलङ्कृताः: well-adorned
• सुलङ्कृताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-लङ्कृत (लङ्कृत)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally)

• मत्स्यराजः: the king of Matsya (Virāṭa)
• मत्स्यराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्यराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाप्राज्ञः: very wise
• महाप्राज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्राज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रहष्टः: delighted / joyful
• प्रहष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (प्र-हृष्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past participle, used adjectivally)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु √ब्रू)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Matsyarāja (King of Matsya, Virāṭa)
• senā (army)
• kanyāḥ (maidens)
• gaṇikāḥ (courtesans/entertainers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights royal preparedness and the psychology of leadership: a king organizes both martial strength (the army) and courtly resources (adorned attendants/entertainers) with confidence, suggesting that governance involves coordinated deployment of multiple instruments of state and morale.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that King Virāṭa of Matsya has sent out his forces and accompanying attendants, and, being pleased and confident, he begins to speak—setting up the next portion of the episode.